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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 21 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in February. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Mallard 50.4% 42.9% 7.5%
2   Canada Goose 55.7% 38.1% 17.6%
3   Northern Shoveler 16.5% 33.3% 16.9%
4   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 23.8% 16.2%
5   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 23.8% 0.1%
6   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 23.8% 8.3%
7   Carolina Wren 15.5% 23.8% 8.3%
8   Snow Goose 2.6% 23.8% 21.2%
9   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 19.0% 32.5%
10   American Black Duck 27.3% 19.0% 8.2%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 19.0% 0.2%
12   Mute Swan 15.4% 19.0% 3.6%
13   Herring Gull 42.3% 14.3% 28.0%
14   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 14.3% 26.0%
15   European Starling 38.5% 14.3% 24.2%
16   Song Sparrow 34.5% 14.3% 20.3%
17   Bufflehead 32.2% 14.3% 17.9%
18   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 14.3% 13.4%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 11.5% 14.3% 2.8%
20   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 14.3% 2.9%
21   Wood Duck 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.0% 14.3% 9.3%
23   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 14.3% 12.1%
24   Blue Jay 35.2% 9.5% 25.6%
25   American Robin 30.1% 9.5% 20.5%
26   Black-capped Chickadee 23.4% 9.5% 13.9%
27   American Crow 21.0% 9.5% 11.5%
28   Brant 20.8% 9.5% 11.3%
29   Red-breasted Merganser 20.1% 9.5% 10.6%
30   Gadwall 15.7% 9.5% 6.2%
31   Common Grackle 13.5% 9.5% 4.0%
32   Bald Eagle 5.8% 9.5% 3.7%
33   Gray Catbird 1.8% 9.5% 7.8%
34   House Sparrow 39.4% 4.8% 34.7%
35   Mourning Dove 32.1% 4.8% 27.3%
36   Great Black-backed Gull 30.4% 4.8% 25.6%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 4.8% 18.5%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 16.4% 4.8% 11.6%
39   American Goldfinch 12.2% 4.8% 7.5%
40   Greater Scaup 9.8% 4.8% 5.0%
41   American Tree Sparrow 7.7% 4.8% 2.9%
42   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 4.8% 2.7%
43   American Wigeon 7.4% 4.8% 2.7%
44   Fox Sparrow 7.3% 4.8% 2.6%
45   Northern Flicker 6.3% 4.8% 1.6%
46   Northern Harrier 4.9% 4.8% 0.1%
47   Lesser Scaup 4.8% 4.8% 0.0%
48   Canvasback 3.6% 4.8% 1.2%
49   Swamp Sparrow 3.4% 4.8% 1.4%
50   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.0% 4.8% 3.8%